We all know our five senses: Taste, Touch, Sight, Hearing and Smell. But did you know that your sense of smell is your most primal sense? Your sense of smell evokes thoughts, emotions, moods, memories and behaviors even before you actually experience the scent in words. Your ability to smell, also known as olfaction is different than your other scents because it goes through different pathways in the brain. First, the scent will reach your nasal cavity, olfactory bulb and the

I love when I have a customer come into my store asking tough questions. It causes me to do a fair bit of research and to access the dusty recesses of my mind in order to come up with a sound and reasonable answer. In this case it was about the use of Ylang Ylang essential oil and its effect on reducing blood pressure typically caused by stress. I have to admit, I knew Ylang Ylang as an aphrodisiac, which made me think that it would increase blood pressure… not by it’s effect

When I was in massage college, one of my favourite courses was hydrotherapy. Hydrotherapy is the therapeutic use of water and what you either do with the water or put into it, in order to cause an effect. Hopefully, a pleasant and positive effect. We often preached to our massage therapy clients to take Epsom salt baths. Epsom salt, AKA magnesium sulfate is awesome for the body. Magnesium is the 4th most abundant mineral in the body and is responsible for hundreds of positive

In light of the recent Johnson and Johnson baby powder 72-million-dollar verdict, I thought it would be a good idea to look at some better alternatives for baby. Just because a product states that it’s “made for baby” does it mean it’s safe for baby or for anyone. If you’ll recall, Johnson and Johnson just lost their case against a woman who lost her life due to ovarian cancer which was directly linked to the talc that they used in their product. For years, these companies ha